Tuesday 22nd October 2024

(1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Healey Portrait John Healey
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We have stepped up the support we provide to Ukraine, but there has been no change in the basis on which we provide that support to Ukraine.

Clive Betts Portrait Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East) (Lab)
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I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement and his clear personal commitment. It is very expensive for Putin to fight this war, but he is getting a lot of money from the sale of oil. There are real concerns that British firms, or firms with British connections, are facilitating and enabling the illegal oil trade. What more can be done, in co-operation with the Foreign Secretary, to ensure that sanctions are more effective against the Russian oil trade?